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TMI Blog2018 (8) TMI 514X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... BDT Circular No. 3 of 2018 dated 11.07.2018 and also the provisions of Section 268A of Income Tax Act, 1961, we are of the view that the Revenue should have withdrawn the instant appeals filed before the Tribunal. All the appeals of the Revenue are dismissed. As the appeal of the revenue in the case of M/s Sound Craft is dismissed, Cross Objection becomes infructuous and is dismissed as such. - ITA No.3064/Del/2015, CO No.443/Del/2015, ITA No.5754/Del/2015, ITA No.5769/Del/2015, ITA No 2997/Del/2014, ITA No 2996/Del/2014, ITA No 2617/Del/2014 And ITA No.5321/Del/2015 - - - Dated:- 2-8-2018 - SHRI. N. K. SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI K. NARASIMHA CHARY, JUDICIAL MEMBER For The Revenue : Shri S.K. Tewari, Sr. DR Shri S.S. Rana, CI ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the income tax authorities. 5. It is noticed that the CBDT has issued Circular No. 3 of 2018 dated 11.07.2018, vide which it has revised the monetary limit to ₹ 20,00,000/- for not filing the appeal before the Tribunal, the said circular reads as under: Subject: Revision of monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and SLPs/appeals before Supreme Courtmeasures for reducing litigation-Reg. Reference is invited to Board s Circular No. 21 of 2015 dated 10.12.2015 wherein monetary limits and other conditions for filing departmental appeals (in Income-tax matters) before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and SLPs/ appeals before Supreme Court were spec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nterest thereon, except where chargeability of interest itself is in dispute. In case the chargeability of interest is the issue under dispute, the amount of interest shall be the tax effect. In cases where returned loss is reduced or assessed as income, the tax effect would include notional tax on disputed additions. In case of penalty orders, the tax effect will mean quantum of penalty deleted or reduced in the order to be appealed against. 5. The Assessing Officer shall calculate the tax effect separately for every assessment year in respect of the disputed issues in the case of every assessee. If, in the case of an assessee, the disputed issues arise in more than one assessment year, appeal can be filed in respect of such assessme ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... een reduced by the amount of the disputed issues under general provisions; C = the total income assessed as per the provisions contained in section 115JB or section 115JC; D = the total income that would have been chargeable had the total income assessed as per the provisions contained in section 115JB or section 1I5JCwas reduced by the amount of disputed issues under the said provisions: However, where the amount of disputed issues is considered both under the provisions contained in section 115JB or section 115JC and under general provisions, such amount shall not be reduced from total income assessed while determining the amount under item D. 7. In a case where appeal before a Tribunal or a Court is not filed only on ac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... efore, no inference should be drawn that the decisions rendered therein were acceptable to the Department. Accordingly, they should impress upon the Tribunal or the Court that such cases do not have any precedent value and also bring to the notice of the Tribunal/ Court the provisions of sub section (4) of section 268A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 which read as under : (4) The Appellate Tribunal or Court, hearing such appeal or reference, shall have regard to the orders, instructions or directions issued under sub-section (1) and the circumstances under which such appeal or application for reference was filed or not filed in respect of any case. 9. As the evidence of not filing appeal due to this Circular may have to be produce ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ection 253(4) of the Act. Cross objections below this monetary limit, already filed, should be pursued for dismissal as withdrawn/ not pressed. Filing of cross objections below the monetary limit may not be considered henceforth. Similarly, references to High Courts and SLPs/ appeals before Supreme Court below the monetary limit of ₹ 50 lakhs and ₹ 1 Crore respectively should be pursued for dismissal as withdrawn/ not pressed. References before High Court and SLPs/ appeals below these limits may not be considered henceforth. 13. This Circular will apply to SLPs/ appeals/ cross objections/ references to be filed henceforth in SC/HCs/Tribunal and it shall also apply retrospectively to pending SLPs/ appeals/ cross objections/ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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